Chad Young Guest

Chad Young

Genius behind a three-eyed purple teddy bear that’s so awesome, Santa’s keeping it for himself.

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Appears in 20 Episodes

The Town Santa Forgot
S15 #3

The Town Santa Forgot

🎄 Found under a pile of too many toys, enough for 442 boys, is a little-known gem of a Christmas special from 1993.  Chad Young from the Horror Movie BBQ, Jeff Loftin from the Lost Christmas Podcast, and Sean Sotka from ChristmasPodcasts.com join us for the story of Jeremy Creek, a kid so greedy, Santa mistook his list for an entire town’s. Featuring the voices of Dick Van Dyke, Hal Smith, and the kid from “Kindergarten Cop” who gave us an anatomy lesson.  📺 You can find “The Town Santa Forgot” on the Internet Archive.  ****  💬 Topics & Tangents:  The original poem: “Jeremy Creek” (Indianapolis Star, 1985)  Jeremy Creek (no relation) from the “Smallville” pilot.   Miko Hughes (Jeremy) in People magazine (2024): “Kindergarten Cop Child Actor Recalls Working with Arnold Schwarzenegger — and the Origin of That Iconic Line.”  Today’s TV Trope: Signs of Disrepair.  One of Hal Smith’s final voice acting roles during his lifetime. (He had a posthumous credit in “Zelda’s Adventure.”)  Larry Walters has a flying lawn chair and a BB gun.  ****  📼 Commercials:  NBC Commercial Break during the original 1993 airing of this special, including “The Muppet Christmas Carol” on VHS, and Wendy’s Big Bacon Classic.  ****  “The Town Santa Forgot” © 1993 Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.  Hosted by The Retro Network.
The Thanksgiving Promise
S14 #11

The Thanksgiving Promise

🦃 This Thanksgiving in July, I’ve decided to treat y’all to a feast of a special I’ve had tucked away in my memory for decades, but it’s finally time to cross those Bridges.  Chad Young and Tommy Coombs hop onto either side of our tractor for a hayride back to 1986 to watch a very special Disney family movie directed by Beau Bridges and featuring 3 generations of his family, along with teenage Jason Bateman and Courtney Thorne-Smith, and an injured goose named Chester.  “The Thanksgiving Promise” is on YouTube with or without commercials.  ****  💬 Topics & Tangents:  We all hung out!  TV Guide’s Close Up feature from 1986.  “Chester, I Love You,” the original book.  “In the Bag” (bump, bump).  Beau Bridges in “The Wizard.”  Lloyd Bridges as Izzy Mandelbaum on “Seinfeld.”  The Christian Cringe podcast on “The Buttercream Gang.”  Courtney Thorne-Smith (Sheryl) and Norm MacDonald on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” (1997).  Jason Bateman’s (Steve) turkey costume.  The “Gleaming the Cube” chicken scene.  Today’s TV Trope: Teetering on the Edge.  This Milk PSA with the most forward-thinking bullies ever (circa 1988).  McDonald’s put Fievel on a Christmas stocking. “An American Tail” opens with him celebrating Hanukkah.  ****  📼 Commercials:  Pringles Butter N Herbs (1986)  Bingo Bear (1986)  Kingdom Chums (1986)  “Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story” (1986)  McDonald’s: “One-Ups-Man-Ship” (1986)  “Gung Ho” TV series promo (1986)  Juicy Fruit: Skiing (1985)  Nutrasweet ad starring William “Refrigerator” Perry and his daughter (1986)  Cool Kids Club Podcast  ****  “The Thanksgiving Promise” © 1986 The Walt Disney Company.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.
Witch’s Night Out
S1 #11

Witch’s Night Out

The Advent Calendar House presents a dazzling display of magical mischief.  Chad Young creeps in to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Witch’s Night Out,” an often remembered, then forgotten, then re-remembered Halloween classic from 1978.  You can watch “Witch’s Night Out” on Tubi.  ****  💬 Topics & Tangents:  WitchsNightOut.com, the official website.  Anytown Series, a planned sequel, and other holiday specials in development.  Toys “R” Us TV commercial from 1980, featuring ”the Big Bird Halloween costume and the Yoda Halloween costume.”  Ghostbusters Fright Features action figures.  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?  Malicious’s food may or may not have been inspired by Joys of Jell-O.  ****  “Witch’s Night Out” © 1978 Leach/Rankin Productions.  Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.